Website Maintenance South Africa: Continuous Care From R2000 a Month, No Lock-In
MRN Labs offers website maintenance in South Africa from R2,000 a month: continuous software updates, weekly backups, security monitoring and small content changes, month to month with no setup fee and no lock-in. Your site gets real care every month from the same team that builds and ranks websites every day. Message us on WhatsApp and we confirm your plan the same day. All prices exclude VAT.
Website Maintenance Plans and Prices
Month to month, no setup fee, cancel anytime, VAT exclusive. We maintain sites wherever they are hosted, you are never required to move hosting to us.
Month to month, no setup fee, cancel anytime, VAT exclusive. We maintain sites wherever they are hosted, you are never required to move hosting to us.
Care That Runs Every Month
Software vulnerabilities do not keep a schedule, so neither do we. Outdated plugins are the most common way small business websites get hacked, which is why our updates run continuously, backups run weekly, and monitoring runs all the time.
That is the whole point of paying monthly: your site is being looked after in the months when nothing goes wrong, which is exactly why nothing goes wrong.
Why a Maintained Site Earns Its Keep
Security
WordPress runs a quarter of the web, which makes it the biggest target. Current software closes the doors attackers use most.
Backups
When something breaks, and eventually something always does, a weekly backup means you lose days at most, not the site.
Speed and Stability
Updates keep the site fast and compatible, so forms keep sending, pages keep loading, and Google keeps trusting it.
Your Time
The hour of monthly changes means price updates, new photos and text edits happen by WhatsApp message, not by you learning WordPress at 10pm.
What Maintenance Does Not Cover
Honest scoping cuts both ways, so here is the line. Maintenance covers keeping your existing site healthy and current, plus the monthly hour of small changes. New pages, redesigns, new features, custom development and SEO are separate work, quoted in writing before anything is billed.
If a request lands outside the plan, we say so upfront, not on the invoice. And if your site needs repair work before it can be maintained properly, we quote that honestly before the plan starts, not after.
Why South African Businesses Choose MRN Labs for Maintenance
Simple monthly terms
R2,000 or R2,500 a month, no setup fee, no prepaid contract, cancel anytime.
Any host, any builder
We maintain sites we did not build and sites hosted anywhere. No hosting lock-in, ever.
Same-day answers
Support runs on WhatsApp, from the people doing the work, and we reply the same day.
Eight years of WordPress
We build, fix and maintain WordPress and WooCommerce daily, including stores at national scale.
One team for everything
When your site needs more than maintenance, growth, SEO, a rebuild, the same team handles it at published prices.
How It Works
Once-Over
We check your site's current health, software versions, backups and security state.
Honest Start
If anything needs fixing before maintenance makes sense, we quote it separately first.
Cover Begins
Updates, backups and monitoring start immediately, and you get the WhatsApp line for changes.
Every Month
Continuous updates, weekly backups, your content changes done, and a short monthly summary of what was handled.
What Clients Say
MRN Labs holds a 5 out of 5 rating across 17 Google reviews, earned over more than eight years of building and caring for South African websites.
"Nkanyiso and his team have been working with us for a while now, and I have to say they are by far the easiest team of highly skilled developers to recommend. Thank you for your dedication, attention to detail, and excellent service delivery."
Dave TalbotGoogle Review
"I have worked with him on 2 separate occasions and he has been nothing short of professional and knowledgeable in his field. I would highly recommend him."
Kelly ValentineGoogle Review
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Fill in the form and we'll come back to you the same day with a free quote, a clear scope, a timeline and the right platform for your build. No call centre, no pressure.
Website Maintenance: Common Questions
How much does website maintenance cost in South Africa?
At MRN Labs, maintenance is R2000 a month for a standard WordPress site and R2,500 a month for a WooCommerce store, VAT exclusive. Month to month, no setup fee, cancel anytime, and everything the fee covers is listed on this page.
What does the monthly fee include?
Continuous WordPress core, theme and plugin updates, weekly backups, security and uptime monitoring, up to one hour of small content changes each month, and WhatsApp support with same-day response. The store plan covers the extra weight of WooCommerce, payment gateway and shop plugin updates plus checkout testing.
Why does my website need maintenance at all?
Because WordPress sites run on software that updates constantly, and outdated plugins are the single most common way small business sites get hacked. Maintenance keeps the software current, keeps backups ready if anything breaks, and catches problems while they are small. An unmaintained site works fine right up until the day it does not.
My website was not built by MRN Labs. Can you still maintain it?
Yes, in most cases. We do a quick once-over of the site first, and if it needs repair work before it can be maintained properly, we quote that separately and honestly before anything starts. You will never be signed up for maintenance on a site that is already broken.
What counts as a small content change?
Text edits, image swaps, price updates, changing business hours, adding a staff member, that kind of thing, up to one hour of work each month. New pages, redesigns and new features are separate quoted work, and we tell you before anything is billed. Unused time does not roll over.
What happens if my site goes down or gets hacked?
Monitoring means we usually know before you do. We restore from backup and investigate the cause. If the site was compromised through something outside the maintained software, we quote the repair before doing it, and because backups run weekly, you never lose more than a few days of content.
Do I have to host with you for maintenance?
No. We maintain sites wherever they are hosted, and you are never required to move hosting to us. If your hosting itself is the problem, we will say so and help you move.
Is there a contract or lock-in?
No. Maintenance is month to month with no setup fee. You can cancel anytime, and because you own your site, everything stays exactly where it is when you do.
Is maintenance the same as SEO?
No, and it is worth knowing the difference. Maintenance keeps the site healthy, updated, backed up and secure. SEO actively grows your rankings and traffic. They pair well, a healthy site is the foundation SEO builds on, and our SEO retainers start at R2,500 a month if you want both.
How do I pay?
EFT, billed monthly in advance. Every price is VAT exclusive.
Get Your Site Covered
Send us your website on WhatsApp and we will confirm your plan and price the same day. If the site needs attention before maintenance starts, we will tell you honestly and quote it first.
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